Chimney construction



Nov. 3() 1926. 1,608,777

' H. DERPROUGH` CHIMNEY CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. '7. 1925 itl Patented Nov. 30, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY DERROUGH, OF CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS.

CHIMNEY CONSTRUCTION.

Application led January n nir inlet end o hot nir outletor coop ion with each ot' the roon'is of n building nn spo, "lent, whereby the Cold air leavin/g each the rooins Will be heated by products of combustion passing upwardly through a sinolre i'iue arranged oentroll Within the ehiinnefv so that the heated nir will be returned to the rooni.

A further object of the invention is to provide n ehiinney construction of the above mentioned character, which is simple in oonstruction, inexpensive, strong and durable and furthermore adopted for the purposes Jor which it is designated.

Other objects end advantages ot this invention will beooine apparent during the Course oix the following description.

In the aeeon'ipzinying dreivinggl forming a part of this speeiiiontion and in which like numerals designate lilre parts throughout the seine:

The ligure represents o Vertical sectional View oi the invention.

in the drawing' wherein for the purpose L el illustration i shown the i'n'e'iierred eir- Lodnnent oit' my invention, the numeral l designates chimney. Extending upwardly therefrom an(1 ,ged centrally therein is the sinolre 2. The spacing' of the sinolre fine troni the inner Wells ot' the ehiinney l provides e hot air Chamber 3 coinpletely around the sinoke flue.

The chimney i is constructed in suoli a` nninner :is to provide Closures for the hot air chen'iber et points between the hot air inlet end the adjacent cold eir outlet, or niore speoihcally enoh of the floor lines of the several rooins.

The ohiinney l is provided with cold air outlets i and hot air inlets 5 for cooperation with each of the roonis of the building or an apartment in the manner clearly illustrateol in the drawing. The cold air outlets being disposed adjacent the floor oit each oi' the roorns While the hot nir inlets nre disposed ndjneentvthe ceilings of each ot the roonis. lit desired7 registers nniy be es sooie'ted with eneh of the openings.

As the cold oir in erich oi the rooms discharged out through the openings the saine will nis? upwardly into the air @honiber 3 Where i becomes heated by the conibustible products passing upwardly through the sinole tine and the heated nir will then enter the rooms through the inlet openings 5. The e 'rows in the dre ving indicate the manner in which the air eii'onletes in oonneetion with the Chimney.

The provision ot e chininey of the above mentioned character, will enable the rooms of e buildingl or en apartment to be snpplied with heat which is ordinarily rested, thereby saving Consideinble expense in the burning 1"' fuel necessary to heet the building' or an apartment.

lVhile l have shown the preferred enibodiinent ot my intention, it is to be nnde"- stood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement oit parts nniy be resorted to Without departing troni the spirit oi the invention :ind the scope or' the appended oleini.

Hoving thus described iny invention, what I olsiin is In Combination with :i building, n Ghininey, e one-piece sinolre lue ez-tendingv npwnrdly and centrally therein whereby hot nir chamber is formed between the chimney end the sinolie flue, said ohilnney having flared cold air openings eonnnnniezrting with the roon'is of the building' adjacent the floors thereof whereby the cold nir in the rooms is discharged through the openings into the aforementioned hot air chamber, the chimney being further provided with tiered hot air openings disposed adjacent the ceilings of the rooins whereby the heated oir passing upwardly in the hot air ehnn'iber will pass through the lest mentioned openings into the room, the portions of the. ehiinne*7 odjaeelt the respective floor lines of the rooins being built inwardly to provide a closure for 'he hot air Chamber at each door line.

In testimony whereof, I ax my signature HARRY DERROUGH. 

